25/08/2026
Honey is one of the most faked foods in the world, right up there with olive oil and fish. A LOT of “honey” on grocery shelves isn’t what it seems
📊 A Food Safety News investigation found that 76% of store honey samples tested had all their pollen filtered out, making it impossible to trace where it actually came from. Real, unprocessed honey should still contain pollen.
📊 The European Commission’s own testing found that 46% of honey products sampled across 20 countries showed signs of adulteration, often cut with cheap rice or corn syrup.
🐝 Why it matters: real honey isn’t just sweeter, it’s a whole different food. Pure raw honey contains trace enzymes, pollen, antioxidants, and amino acids that get stripped out (or never existed in the first place) in “honey” cut with syrup.
The best way to know what you’re getting? Buy local, buy raw, and know your beekeeper.